Major General Ulysses S. Grant Statue Vicksburg National Military Park Located at Grant Circle, the cast bronze Grant statue was sculpted by Frederick C. Hibbard, at a cost of $34,000. It was erected in 1918. Hibbard commented on the construction of Grants statue, saying, I was commissioned by the State of Illinois to make the General U. S. Grant equestrian statue for the Vicksburg National Park.. The only requirements of the State Commissioners were that General Grant be mounted upon a quiet, gentle, horse, and be depicted as he was during the Siege of Vicksburg. I could not fulfill the latter requirement because the General wore a blouse and his pants were over his boots, Had he been made in sculpture during the siege, he would have looked like a rooster with its tail feathers pulled out and spurs cut off. To visit the Park’s website featuring Grant, you can click on the link below. nps.gov/vick/historyculture/maj-gen-ulysses-s-grant.htm
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:22:02 +0000
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